6 Brilliant & Positive Mental Health IG Handles To Follow For A Ray Of Hope In These Mad Times

Social Media is routinely called a boon and a bane. While it has done wonders in connecting us with the whole world, it has also led to a lot of negative energy resulting in depression. But the same apps that cause us to shift towards depression, can also be used to move us towards hope, happiness and better mental health. Instagram is an app that most of us literally scroll through every free second of our day. But whether it is the feeling of seeing everyone doing better than us, or whether it’s seeing the hundred thousand issues in the world, our Instagram feeds do tend to make us glum. And to fix that we advise following the following 6 Insta accounts that will fill your feed with positivity and optimism - traits that we know are much needed during these maddening times. 

1. Rega Jha

The page was started by BuzzFeed India Founder and Chief Editor when she realised the importance of self-care and adequate mental health. Through the IG, Rega writes and spreads positive messages and self-help ideas for those struggling with the same mid-age issues such as burning out. She is highly critical of internet fads and isn't afraid of calling out unhealthy practices and her page deserves attention for its real advice. 

Followers | 122 K 
Skim Through Their Insta Feed | https://www.instagram.com/regajha/

2. How Mental 

The organisation attempts to put together people who need some love and care to better their mental health, and people who work towards providing that care. It has formed an online community for people who seek and give support. Through their IG Handle, HowMental, they routinely upload fun but serious memes and cartoons that spread messages of positivity for its visitors. They also use their website to link other mental health platforms according to the issues they specialise in - a very handy tool tbh. 

Followers | 355 K 
Skim Through Their Insta Feed | https://www.instagram.com/howmental/

3. Sunny Bloom Inspiration 

Sunny, Bloom and Inspiration - these words already inspire positivity and put together it spells radiance. This is a very bright page, quite literally as all their posts are in yellow, red and orange hues. Visitors to their Insta handle are treated with really uplifting, really enlightening, really powerful messages on self-help, misconceptions, anxiety and negativity. We personally love their threads on issues such as inferiority complex and anger manifestation. 

Followers | 553 K
Skim Through Their Insta Feed | https://www.instagram.com/sunnybloominspiration/

4. Liz and Mollie

A lot of our anguish at times is directly related to our work and recognizing the impact this can have on our mental health, Liz and Mollie started a set of cartoons that inspire you to react better and feel stronger about the happening around you. While the cartoons are powerful and contain strong messages, they are made with a very calming, very happy blue background and are just too adorable. In fact, most of them alongside being impactful are funny, and almost meme-worthy. Follow them for a new kind of Monday Blues. 

Followers | 178 K
Skim Through Their Insta Feed | https://www.instagram.com/lizandmollie/

5. Journey To Wellness 

A counsellor turned mental health expert turned cartoonist is exactly who we need to get to us some messages in a strong but funny way. The page has beautiful cartoons that contain useful inputs such as a breathing toolbox, a journaling guidebook, the worry toolbox, and a daily self-check-in. The page is youthful with an uplifting tone and gives great advice on anxiety, stress and self-care. 

Followers | 319 K
Skim Through Their Insta Feed | https://www.instagram.com/journey_to_wellness_/

6.The Happy Broadcast 

This is honestly one of our favourite initiatives and we’re sure you’re going to be big fans too. In fact, we think that just like we have apps for TOI and NDTV, we must have one for this as well. The Happy Broadcast is a beautiful initiative that realizes what we all always question: Why is our News always so negative? So the page only publishes positive news items from the day to make you feel that not everything in the world is going to hell. Follow them for a daily dose of optimism. 

Followers | 550 K
Skim Through Their Insta Feed | https://www.instagram.com/the_happy_broadcast/

Rainbows, sparkles, sunshine and cartoons - our childhood staples never fail to excite us. Coupling them up with great messages and advice is just cherry on the cake. So follow these accounts to have it all on your brightening up your daily feed and your mood.